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In partnership with Smartsheet, Inc., Northwestern provides a cloud-based project management tool and business workflow tool.
Zoom is available to anyone with a valid Northwestern NetID, and its use is intended for the purpose of conducting University-related activities. To get an account and begin using it immediately, visit the Zoom login page, sign in with your NetID and password, and authenticate using Duo MFA. An account is provisioned automatically upon first login.
One-on-one consultation sessions are provided for course design and redesign, blended and online learning, active learning techniques, accessibility and inclusivity, and using learning apps within Canvas. Request a consultation with Teaching & Learning Technologies to create meaningful and pedagogically sound learning experiences. Programs or departments may also request large-scale program redesign and evaluation services.
The Business Intelligence (BI) System (also known as Cognos), provides Northwestern with accessible and comprehensive reporting and analytics solutions for University schools and business units.
NUFinancials is the centerpiece of the University’s financial management systems. It supports the accounting and budgeting functions that feed the University’s general ledger, and works with related reporting, facilities management, purchasing, sponsored research, financial forecasting, and annual budgeting systems.
The Northwestern Public Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows users with Northwestern NetIDs to access University network resources as if they were directly connected to the Northwestern network.Virtual Private Network (VPN) establishes a "secure tunnel" for your computer on the Northwestern network. It provides strong encryption, enables authenticated access to the Northwestern network from external and untrusted environments, and proxies your network traffic so it appears to originate from within the Northwestern network.
OneDrive offers secure, cloud-based storage that lets you seamlessly collaborate and access files from anywhere in the world, at any time.
RDSS provides secure on-premise data storage for researchers.
myHR is Northwestern’s system of record for Human Resources data. Employees and Administrators can access processes and data associated with payroll, benefits, talent acquisition, and compensation.
myHR Learn provides a centralized location to register for training and professional development courses across the University and is used to automatically enroll employees in necessary compliance training, allowing them to easily and completely meet requirements.
NUworkspace offers users a virtual Windows desktop service that provides access to a suite of many software applications to faculty, students, and staff, including access to software packages that may not be readily available on their desktop/laptop computers.
Northwestern has agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft Azure, to provide discounted cloud hosting options for Northwestern faculty and staff.
Northwestern provides lecture capture services for University schools, departments, and business units provide users with the ability to record and archive lecture videos for live or on-demand viewing from a web browser.
CAESAR is Northwestern’s system of record for student data. Students, faculty, advisers, parents, guardians, and staff use CAESAR to manage classes and grades, pay bills, view financial aid, process admissions, and maintain demographic data.
Northwestern provides three wireless networks to access the Internet. Each network is unique to University affiliation and device type.
Northwestern Information Technology provides traditional phone services to the Northwestern community that include desk phones, conference room phones, voicemail, and software phone clients. Custom configurations for analog voice service or SIP connections can also be provided upon request and consultation.
Northwestern University's agreement with Microsoft offers Microsoft Office software, core client access licenses, and operating system upgrades for University-owned computers
Northwestern provides domain name services for its IP address space as well as DHCP and static address management. These services can be managed by Northwestern IT or they can be delegated out to local IT staff in some instances.
Copilot is Microsoft’s AI-powered productivity service that uses large language models (LLMs) to help you create content, analyze information, summarize documents, and complete tasks more efficiently.
NetID services take information from the HR or student system and create unified Northwestern credentials (NetIDs) that are then connected with information about each individual. NetIDs are then used as the primary way for people to interact with IT services. Other types of NetIDs can be created as well for specific people, organizations, or IT system purposes.
This license provides access to DNAStar software for all faculty, and staff, of Northwestern University.
Microsoft Bookings is an online scheduling tool and is part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Bookings can be integrated with Outlook calendar and Microsoft 365 email to send booking invitations and reminders.